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A report by the Urban
Design Project and UB Regional Institute in the School of
Architecture and Planning is guiding major policy decisions
regarding the development of senior housing in Erie County and how
such projects are publicly subsidized.

The report was commissioned by the Industrial Development
Agencies (IDAs) of Erie County and the Town of Amherst to assess
current and projected demand for senior rental housing and to
better inform related economic development policy in the
county.

Among the report’s key findings is that demand for
market-rate housing in the county is relatively soft, contrary to
long-held notions that senior citizens have been leaving Erie
County due to a shortage of housing options. The county had been
subsidizing such developments in an effort to keep seniors –
and their spending power – within the county. However, the
report found only a tiny proportion of seniors — one percent
—migrate out of the county annually, and an even smaller
fraction leave for reasons having to do with a lack of
housing.

The report by UDP/UBRI found that seniors aren't migrating out of the region due to housing shortages, a long-held notion that was driving the county to subsidize new senior housing developments.

Chief factors behind this include the overriding preference of
seniors to age in place for as long as they can. For those seniors
who are looking for rental options, they are more likely to find
waiting lists for subsidized senior housing than they are for
market-rate rentals across the county. Demand for market-rate
housing isn’t projected to increase until 2030, according to
the study. Also, Buffalo and its inner ring suburbs will see the
greatest increase in demand, particularly for subsidized housing,
rather than communities on the outskirts of the county.

The research raised enough questions around the need for tax
breaks and other IDA subsidies of market-rate senior housing
developments that the Town of Amherst imposed a moratorium on such
projects last June. After the moratorium expired at the end of last
year, the Amherst Industrial Development Agency adopted new
guidelines that give preference to senior housing projects located
in redevelopment zones and areas that serve lower-income residents.
The guidelines also favor projects that adaptively reuse buildings,
are accessible to public transportation and sit within walking
distance of amenities.

The Town of Amherst guidelines will serve as a framework until
Erie County concludes negotiations for a common policy for all Erie
County IDAs.

Read recent media coverage of these policy decisions and the
UDP/UBRI report: